RSCNEWS APRIL 2015 www.rsc.org

Setting the agenda for science What’s in store for science in the next parliament?

Our honorary fellows p8 Officially Amazing p12 More than 40 of our members attended the Big Bang Fair from 11-14 March – to educate, inform and inspire young people with their own experiences of chemistry (see more on p4). Images © Stephen Lake / Royal Society of Chemistry

Our regional meetings for 2015 have come to a close. On 5 March, members in the Wales region met at Cardiff’s magnificent Millennium Stadium, complete with view over the pitch. Image © Royal Society of Chemistry

The RSC Pakistan Section and the Department of Chemistry at FCC University, in Lahore, organised a conference on Medicinal Chemistry. Image © Dr Ashraf Chaudhry

’Officially Amazing’: Guinness World Record for the world’s largest practical science lesson (feature on p12). Image © NI Science Festival / Paula McManus Photography WEBSITE Find all the latest news at www.rsc.org/news/

Contents APRIL 2015

Editor: Edwin Silvester Design and production: REGULARS Vivienne Brar Contact us: 4 Snapshot 8 RSC News editorial office News and updates from around the Thomas Graham House organisation Science Park, Milton Road Cambridge, CB4 0WF, UK 6 Tel: +44 (0)1223 432294 One to one Email: [email protected] Supporting graduate members Burlington House, Piccadilly London W1J 0BA, UK 7 Profile Tel: +44 (0)20 7437 8656 Meet the winner of the inaugural Take 1…. Minute for Chemistry in Health competition @RSC_Comms 15 Opinion 10 facebook.com/RoyalSocietyofChemistry What next for forensic science in the UK? Photography: © Shutterstock (cover) FEATURES

8 Our honorary fellows Recognising the contributions that individuals make to our community 10 Setting the science agenda We ask political parties what’s in store for science in the next parliament 12 12 Officially Amazing... Our record-breaking, supersized science lesson

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16 Conferences Upcoming meetings and deadlines 17 Events 15 Your guide to events by region and section 21 Notices © Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Updates from across the organisation Registered charity number 207890 22 Admissions Welcome to our newest members Snapshot A look at the latest news from around the world

INBRIEF Big Bang Fair 2015 NSEC winner Educating, informing and inspiring The Big Bang Fair also hosts the finals of From 11-14 March, more than 40 members discussing their potential impacts on the National Science and Engineering of the Royal Society of Chemistry attended the environment; introduced analytical Competition. The competition is open the Big Bang Fair – to educate, inform chemistry by providing visitors with to all 11-18 year olds living in the UK and inspire young people with their own the opportunity to use an infrared and provides young people with the experiences of chemistry. spectrometer, and encouraged students opportunity to build their skills and to consider importance of structure and confidence in project-based work. With around 80,000 visitors attending, the Big Bang Fair is the largest celebration bonding by challenging them to build a Each year our members are invited of science, technology, engineering model of diamond in the quickest time to judge the entries that focus on and maths for young people in the UK. possible. chemistry, and this year the Royal Through a combination of hands-on Providing our members with the Society of Chemistry Prize was awarded activities, demonstrations and high-tech opportunity to effectively engage with to Charlotte Duff from Whitley Bay High kit, our exhibition stand was designed to newcomers to the chemical sciences is School. In her Newcastle University- demonstrate that chemistry is all around a core strand of our outreach strategy. based research project, Investigation of us and contributes significantly to the lives For more information on how you can Potential Biomarkers for Urinary Tract of us all. get involved visit http://rsc.li/take-part Infections, Charlotte tried to identify a protein that could provide the basis for a Members promoted our 2015 Global quick and easy clinical test for infection. Experiment by demonstrating the science RSC members inspiring the next of hydrogels, outlining their uses and generation at the Big Bang Fair. The judges were particularly impressed by her subject knowledge and understanding of the techniques she used and Charlotte will now receive £500 and a work-experience placement to develop her skills further. © STEPHEN LAKE / ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY © STEPHEN LAKE / ROYAL

4 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 SET for Britain INBRIEF Thirty young chemists presented posters on a collaborative industrial programme An update on our at Parliament in the final of SET for Britain. between GlaxoSmithKline and the University Outreach Fund Professor Helen Fielding, from our Council, of Strathclyde. It is hugely encouraging to see the level was among the judges and said the standard Ryan Gorman, a final year chemistry PhD of interest in the Outreach Fund since of the presentations was “inspirational”. student at the University of York, got the its launch in the summer of 2014. We “Chemistry is crucial to society, playing an bronze medal. He’s researching making have received nearly 200 applications important role in energy, health, food, and drug synthesis affordable and more and awarded over £200,000 to support tackling climate change. We hope that many environmentally friendly using copper activities that help raise the awareness of more talented scientists – like these finalists catalysis. chemistry in people’s everyday lives. – have the opportunity to contribute to “I was honoured just to be selected to be Large grants society,” she added. here. There are so many fantastic posters and In the funding cycle ending 31 October there is so much great research,” he said. Yuval Elani, a Research Fellow at Imperial 2014 we awarded large grants to two College, London, said he “couldn’t be Andrew Miller MP, Chairman of the projects; Up to Your Element at the happier” as he claimed the top prize – a Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, Festival of Curiosity and A Shedload gold medal and £3000 – for his poster on said the future of British science was of Science. research developing artificial cells that mimic “in safe hands”. Our support of the Festival of Curiosity biological ones for medicinal and drug “These early career engineers, will enable the project team to integrate delivery applications. mathematicians, and scientists are the a programme of chemistry-themed Natalie Theodoulou was second with her architects of our future and SET for Britain events throughout the four day festival poster on research that focuses on the is politicians’ best opportunity to meet them in Dublin, while A Shedload of Science development of chemical tools to enable and understand their work.” is a collaboration between Glasgow drug discovery. © JOHN DEEHAN / SET FOR BRITAIN Science Festival, the University of “It’s fantastic to present Glasgow and community organisations, to so many people and which explains the contribution of the it has given me a lot of chemical sciences to society and create confidence – for my a network of researchers confident in PhD studies and for their ability to engage with the public. applying for conferences Our review panel said: “The project in the future,” said has the potential to reach some of the Natalie, who is studying most disengaged and often-overlooked members of our society and has set itself very clear aims, backed by a well- considered strategy”. Clockwise from top left: Stephen Benn, Reaching all corners Andrew Miller MP, Medium grants were awarded for a Helen Fielding, variety of projects, including interactive Angela Strank, Natalie Theodoulou, school workshops and a science Yuval Elani and comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Ryan Gorman. The largest of our medium grants was awarded to Dr Robyn Wheldon-Williams MRSC, to support delivery of the Flash Bang show to schools throughout Wales. Robyn said: “The show has been one Training Vouchers for EnterprisePlus of the most successful at the National Eisteddfod, engaging thousands of companies now open for applications children and their parents in Chemistry. Thanks to support from the Outreach EnterprisePlus, the Royal Society of afford to train their staff, given the Fund, we are now able to take it on the Chemistry’s service for micro, small, and uncertainties over cash flow and budgets, road to visit all corners of Wales.” medium companies in the chemical and it is hoped that the Training Vouchers sciences, has now launched the Training will help to alleviate this barrier. Apply now... Vouchers scheme to enhance CPD in its The launch of the Training Vouchers is The next deadline for application is 30 member companies. another step towards strengthening the April 2015. Following the deadline, the The Training Vouchers will provide up to Royal Society of Chemistry’s support to its fund will not reopen until September £1,000 towards the cost of a training course members for professional development: 2015, allowing us to evaluate both the nominated by a member at one of our in November we released our database of fund and the projects that we have 200 EnterprisePlus companies. This will Approved Training courses, which helps supported so far. During this time RSC enable staff member to develop the skills our members to find the high-quality Member Networks will be able to apply and competencies needed to advance their training they need. Our online CPD tool for funding to run events during businesses and their careers. is also available to members to help Chemistry Week 2015. Access to skills and training emerged as one them manage and record their skills For a list of all previous funding and of the top concerns of small businesses in and training. more details on how to apply to a recent survey conducted by the Royal More information about the Training the Outreach Fund, visit Society of Chemistry. Small chemical science Vouchers and how to apply can be found http://rsc.li//outreach-fund companies often find that they cannot at www.rsc.org/sme/training-vouchers

APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 5 One to one Take advantage of a wide range of member services Supporting graduate members taking the next steps

Once you have finished studying for Once you graduate, you may your undergraduate degree or when feel the loss of your university your postgraduate research has come library and might not be able to to an end, you may be wondering afford hefty subscriptions to your what’s next. As the future leaders of favourite journal titles. That’s our community, we’re passionate where we can help. We will keep about supporting our graduates with you up to date, wherever you our member services. are, through our Virtual Library, Last year we helped over 1000 giving you free online access to members with their careers. Using a range of well-known journals, your membership once you graduate books and databases, including opens a gateway to our service and ScienceDirect, Springer and to our community more broadly. We Reaxys. can support you through our career To access the Virtual Library, visit management advice, networking www.rsc.org/virtuallibrary opportunities, resources and grants, If you’re in London and looking helping you in your next steps. for a quiet workspace, then visit our library at Burlington House. © ISTOCK Shaping your future Here you can use our Members’ As a chemical scientist you have endless Attending conferences is a great way to talk Computer Room from Monday to Friday, career opportunities, from the more obvious about your research, network with others 9am-5pm, and you will find hard copies of choices of research and development in your field and stay up to date with the books and journals in our Reading Room. through to less well-known routes such as chemical sciences. If you are a post-doctoral For more information about our working in the government. Whatever you researcher within five years of completing Library, including opening times, visit choose, our career management team will your PhD, up to £800 is available to help you www.rsc.org/library help you throughout the process. travel to conferences both in the UK and Our online resources contain practical overseas. We can also help you to attend Creating networking advice and a chance for you to join in with conferences with grants of up to £150. webinars and discussions. We can also give To find out more about what conference opportunities you personalised consultations, either face and travel grants are available to you, visit “The diversity of chemistry, and the activities to face, by phone or using Skype, as well as www.rsc.org/awards-funding/funding/ and opportunities have allowed me to form email support with your CV, and advice on Our Benevolent Fund offers breathing space important connections.” Dr Matthew Tozer interview techniques. And through events grants to support recent graduates looking Sharing your ideas and meeting new people we organise both locally and nationally, for their first job. If you’re struggling with can create great opportunities. Our networks you can find inspiration from our speakers, large student debts and living independently can put you in touch with other members while networking with other members and then you may be eligible for a one-off and build your professional contacts, from fellow graduates. payment of £300 to spend however fellow recent graduates through to those Get support from our career management you need. with more established careers. team by emailing [email protected] For more information about these Our 75 interest groups, based on scientific grants, contact the Benevolent Fund on interest, offer a range of events that benefit Helping you financially 01223 432227 or [email protected] members in the early stages of their career, “My Small Grant award allowed me to visit and often give out awards and bursaries to the lab at the University of British Columbia Providing you with recent graduates. And through our 35 local for four weeks. It enabled a discussion at sections, 22 international sections and our the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemical resources younger member network, we can help you Biology awards symposium last year, held at “The Virtual Library has been a convenient develop both personally and professionally, the University of Bristol, to develop into a full source of online materials, while the Library from organising and attending events to collaboration.” Kieran Hudson AMRSC itself in Burlington House offers a really participating in outreach. Funding makes a huge difference to your wonderful atmosphere for working.” If you want to find out how to get involved opportunities, and we are here to help. Pip Hellier in our networks, email [email protected]

6 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 Profile A closer look at our members and their interests John Gleeson Meet the winner of the inaugural Take 1… Minute for Chemistry in Health competition

Q What brought you into Overall, I think times are changing for under- represented groups in general and as a young John Gleeson is a PhD chemistry? researcher, it’s nice to look at journal editor-in-chiefs student at the School of I suppose it might have seemed very likely to Veterinary Medicine at A or professors and see different groups represented. University College Dublin happen because both my father’s parents were Barriers are still there though. There are students and one of our 175 Faces pharmacists, and my parents encouraged my (highly!) from families with financial burdens or low income of Chemistry. inquisitive nature as a child. My mother always had a areas, that aren’t afforded the same opportunities. quirky taste for food and I’d definitely attribute that to Students who don’t have access to grind schools or my current career in food science. Being fascinated private tutoring ahead of pre-university exams are at and learning has always given me a little buzz. a disadvantage at times. University students who must I chose biology, music and history for my Leaving work for financial reasons generally have a higher Certificate as at that time I wanted to study classics burden too. with a focus on Greek Mythology. However, my biology teacher in Templeogue College, Ms Justine Q What do you say to those starting Gates, reignited my passion for science and particularly out in chemistry? the notion of studying the chemistry processes within A Fail often, fail fast, and learn to suss out everything biological systems. She flipped the switch and I’m so that leads to that failure so you can control it in the grateful for that! future. And then when you get it to click, well that’s I studied pharmaceutical science first and then a feeling that people outside of science struggle to transferred to Nutraceuticals – combining food comprehend, it’s exhilarating. science with pharmaceuticals. Chemistry and science can be intimidating, and the I hadn’t studied chemistry since I was 15 in school, so best advice I would give anyone is to swallow your I was rather nervous of tackling it at 18 and at a higher pride and ask for help. level. I ended up discovering chemistry was something I was actually really good at. I loved chemistry and Q What comes next for you? adore whenever I get to use my analytical chemistry A I’d love to be a leading researcher in the knowledge. nutraceutical field where the wealth of knowledge “I ended up in components of native plants, seaweeds and discovering Q What is your current foods is only beginning to be tapped into. And to research about? keep thoroughly enjoying being fascinated and chemistry was A My PhD involves looking at the short protein learning. fragments or peptides originally found in foods such something I as milk and chicken muscle. The aim is towards was actually applying techniques from oral pharmaceuticals to TAKE 2... food compounds that help increase their rate of VOTE NOW! really good absorption into the blood stream. This will allow people who are pre-hypertensive maintain a normal John won the first Take 1… Minute for Chemistry at. I loved healthy blood pressure. in Health competition in 2013 for his science communication video titled Harvesting Food chemistry Q What drives your interest in for Health. and adore science communication? The competition challenges undergraduates, PhD A I think I have a responsibility to ensure that the students, post docs, and early career researchers whenever I public have access to information on my research to communicate the importance of chemistry in in a digestible manner. People like VlogBrothers human health in a minute or less. get to use on YouTube and their CrashCourse series help to Voting is now open for this year’s Take 1… Minute my analytical remove barriers to learning and allow everyone for Chemistry in Health competition – you can access to the information which can allow them see the six excellent finalists and choose your chemistry progress to university. These videos tend to be short favourite at http://rsc.li/take-1-vote. and concise can help with revision or learning a Voting closes on 17 April 2015. knowledge.” new topic.

APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 7 Our honorary

WORDS fellows EDWIN SILVESTER We recognise substantial contributions that individuals make to the chemical science community by awarding them honorary fellowship to the Royal Society of Chemistry. We welcome eight new honorary fellows, including three Nobel Laureates and a Knight of the Realm. To find out how to nominate someone or for a list of all honorary fellows, visit www.rsc.org/honfrsc

Surpassing the limitations of the light microscope

Eric Betzig HonFRSC Stefan W Hell HonFRSC William E Moerner HonFRSC Janelia Research Campus, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Stanford University, Stanford, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chemistry, Göttingen, and German Cancer CA, USA Ashburn, VA, USA Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany IMAGE © KEVIN LOWDER IMAGE © MATT STALEY IMAGE © MAX PLANK INSTITUTE FOR BIOCHEMISTRY

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize William E Moerner are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 in Chemistry for 2014 to Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E for having bypassed this limit. Due to their achievements the optical Moerner, ‘for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscope can now peer into the nanoworld, though using two microscopy’. different principles. For a long time optical microscopy was held back by a presumed Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy, developed limitation: that it would never obtain a better resolution than half by Stefan Hell, uses two laser beams; one stimulates fluorescent the wavelength of light. Helped by fluorescent molecules the Nobel molecules to glow, another cancels out all fluorescence except Laureates in Chemistry 2014 ingeniously circumvented this limitation. for that in a nanometre-sized volume. Scanning over the sample, Their ground-breaking work has brought optical microscopy into the nanometre for nanometre, yields an image with a resolution better nanodimension. than Abbe’s limit. In what has become known as nanoscopy, scientists visualize the Eric Betzig and William Moerner, working separately, laid the pathways of individual molecules inside living cells. They can see how foundation for the second method, single-molecule microscopy. molecules create synapses between nerve cells in the brain; they can The method relies upon the possibility to turn the fluorescence of track proteins involved in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s individual molecules on and off. Scientists image the same area diseases as they aggregate; they follow individual proteins in fertilized multiple times, letting just a few interspersed molecules glow each eggs as these divide into embryos. time. Superimposing these images yields a dense super-image In 1873, the microscopist Ernst Abbe stipulated a physical limit for the resolved at the nanolevel. maximum resolution of traditional optical microscopy: it could never Today, nanoscopy is used world-wide and new knowledge of become better than 0.2 micrometres. Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and greatest benefit to mankind is produced on a daily basis.

8 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 Jacqueline Barton HonFRSC Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, USA Professor Jackie Barton has made outstanding contributions in several areas of chemistry. She pioneered the use of late transition metal complexes for the investigation of recognition and reactions of double helical DNA. She developed chiral complexes that recognise nucleic acid sites with specificities that compare favourably with DNA-binding proteins. Her insights provided a framework for the design of novel therapeutics. Professor Barton received the 2010 National Medal of Science, the 2015 Priestly Medal, ACS (2015) and in 2012 she was elected member of the Institute of Medicine. IMAGE © CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Bengt Nordén HonFRSC Professor of Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Professor Bengt Nordén is a distinguished physical chemist and founder of the Molecular Frontiers Foundation, a global outreach organisation. He has pioneered polarised-light spectroscopy (Linear dichrois, LD) for studying transition moment directions in small molecules in anisotropic media. In particular his work on ‘Site Specific Linear Dichroism by Molecular Replacement’ was a major breakthrough in the study of systems not amenable to crystallography or NMR structural analysis. Recently his group has identified an elongated conformation of nucleic acids which could explain the triplet base arrangement and the 64 combinations of the genetic code as a natural consequence of the stacking physics of DNA. Professor Nordén has carried out tireless work for the Nobel Committee for Chemistry over many years and continues to do so. He travels the world as an ambassador and great enthusiast for his subject. IMAGE © JAN-OLOF YXELL Martyn Poliakoff HonFRSC Research Professor in Chemistry, University of Nottingham Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff is the foreign secretary and vice-president of the Royal Society. He is also a green chemist, working on gaining insights into fundamental chemistry and on developing environmentally acceptable chemical processes and materials. He began his academic career as at King’s College, Cambridge, then worked in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Newcastle. In 1979, he gained a Lectureship in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham where he is now a Research Professor in Chemistry. Professor Poliakoff is also an Honorary Professor of Chemistry at Moscow State University and was elected foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2011. He was awarded a CBE for ‘Services to Sciences’ in 2008 and, as we reported in our February edition, was knighted ‘for services to the chemical sciences’ in the 2015 New Year Honours. IMAGE © CAMPBELL ROWLEY/UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Gábor A Somorjai HonFRSC Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Professor Gábor A Somorjai is a surface scientist, whose work impacts on a number of areas of science, including catalysis, tribology and nanotechnology. His group is studying the structure, bonding, and reactivity at solid surfaces on the atomic and molecular scale. He has been a pioneer in the development of our understanding of a wide range of phenomena – from surface reconstructions to imaging catalytic reactions at high pressure, from structured nanoparticle fabrication to theoretical aspects of diffraction analysis. Professor Somorjai is the author of over 1,000 scientific papers and inventor of more than 50 patents, his work has received ~ 50,000 citations (h-index over 100), ranking him among the most highly cited chemists worldwide. IMAGE © UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Julia Slingo HonFRSC Chief Scientist, Met Office Professor Dame Julia Slingo is the Chief Scientist at the Met Office and is a world renowned expert in climate modelling and research. She was the first external scientist to be appointed to her current role and has been very vocal on climate change issues, publicly stating that climate change is likely to be a factor in the storms and floods Britain had been experiencing in recent times. Julia graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc in Physics and joined the UK Met Office. In 1986 she moved to the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in the US where she successfully completed her PhD thesis from the University of Bristol through a series of published papers. She was awarded an OBE in 2008, a DBE in 2014 and continues to be an excellent role model for female scientists. IMAGE © MET OFFICE

APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 9 Setting the agenda for science The UK general election taking place on Thursday 7 May will have a big impact on the issues that the chemical science community cares about

The UK’s strong research base creates growth and jobs, but there are concerns that our structurally low level of investment will lead to us falling behind our competitors. Chemistry also influences nearly all areas of everyday life and consequently the interests of those involved in the chemical sciences spread into almost all areas of public policy – including climate change, the need for clean sustainable energy, the need to maintain food production and how we educate and train our young people so that they can continue working to solve these issues in the future. So we asked political parties what their priorities for science are and how they would ensure that the UK remains the best place in the world to do science. For more information about the campaigning work that we do and to take action in our campaigns on science funding and specialist teaching, go to http://rsc.li/campaign

WORDS MATT DAVIES © SHUTTERSTOCK

10 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 Naomi Long MP Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Alliance Conservative Labour Alliance believes the future of the economy Scientific endeavour is inherently Britain’s science base is under threat. will be based on securing high-tech, worthwhile, expanding the frontier of University finances are at risk from a highly-innovative and highly-skilled jobs. In human understanding. bankrupt student loan system. The Westminster, Alliance will support changes We have invested in British science, Conservative’s reckless plans to take public to improve the standing of science, skills and despite making difficult decisions spending back to the 1930s will cripple the innovation. elsewhere. We have protected science nation’s science and skills budgets. We’re This will include increasing investment funding in this Parliament and made the being cut off from global science partners in science and research through the UK longest commitment to science capital in as this government damages our vital Research Councils, due to the clear link decades – £5.9 billion from 2016 to 2021. research relationship with the EU and turns between state investment in science and We are incentivising companies to invest away the best and the brightest international economic prosperity. We will also audit what in R&D and bringing together scientists, students. scientific infrastructure is lacking and ensure engineers and businesses to turn ideas Labour’s priorities couldn’t be more different. it is considered part of the UK’s scientific into reality by setting up a network of We’ll fix university finances, introduce a investment programmes. Catapult centres. long-term R&D funding framework and Alliance will specifically identify what gap Science and innovation are at the heart invest in gold standard vocational training exists in funding and infrastructure for of our long-term economic plan. By to get more young men and women into science in Northern Ireland, as well as investing in our future we are helping to STEM subjects. A Labour government will supporting the universities to down greater grow new industries and create more also take international students out the net levels of science and research funding from high quality jobs, meaning more financial migration target and secure Britain’s place in both the Research Councils and the EU. security for people across the country. a reformed EU.

Dr Julian Huppert MP Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP Mike Weir MP Liberal Democrat SDLP SNP As a chemist myself – an FRSC – science Love of science is something that needs to The SNP ambition for Scotland includes and research are absolutely key to my be nurtured at an early age. Our first priority substantial growth in renewable energy, thinking. I’m delighted that my party has is ensuring that science is supported at which not only contributes to our low backed my proposals to make sure we primary school level by hiring more teachers carbon future but also can create thousands remain world class. alongside encouraging innovative teaching of new sustainable jobs. We are also heavily In the next Parliament, we will ring-fence the methods. promoting Scotland’s important food and science budget for both capital and revenue, We continue to back funding for Third level drink sector. Both of these are heavily and continue to press for a 15-year cross research, as institutions such as Queens dependent upon, and show the importance party agreement to increase the budget by University produce world leading research of innovation and science to everyday life. 3% above inflation. That would provide the from Belfast. Specialism, especially in We are committed to protecting the cash certainty people need. chemical engineering and biomedical ring fence of the science budget. Currently,

Good science needs good people, so we’ll research, is a value added component of the Scotland has over 620 organisations in the IMAGES SUPPLIED BY THE SUBJECTS help unleash future talent by requiring STEM economic product offered in Northern Ireland science and innovation sector employing specialists at schools, and we’ll promote and we must continue to encourage that. over 30,000 staff and the SNP Scottish diversity so no one is left out because In addition we welcome the development of government understand the importance of of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic Science Parks as quality bases for R&D and well-funded science and research. Investing background or anything else. commercialisation. Specific science based in Science and innovation can strengthen We’ll also make it easier for key workers to clustering in sites across Northern Ireland has our performance in export markets, support come here from overseas. given us a competitive advantage and should economic growth and maintain our global be supported. reputation.

APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 11 Supersized science lesson On 24 February 2015, 1,339 schoolchildren at the Odyssey arena in Belfast smashed the Guinness World Record™ for the largest practical science lesson.

12 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 Organised by our Ireland regional team in collaboration with The students arrived and had to be counted through the turnstiles © NI SCIENCE FESTIVAL / PAULA MCMANUS PHOTOGRAPHY the Northern Ireland Science Festival and supported by the with the utmost attention to detail, provided by the experienced British Council, this huge event has been in the planning since Odyssey staff. the summer of 2014. The massive practical lesson was a ‘crime scene investigation’ based on a chromatography experiment that Stephanie had used People, planning and successfully as a teacher. Local professional ‘Scientific Sue’ took on the big teaching role on the day and added her own twists such preparation as separating salt and pepper via a miniature ‘tea-bag’ and doing a The regional team works to support our members who told us supersized demo on separations with golf balls, salt and Smarties. that they wanted to get more involved with science outreach, and After an exciting hour’s lesson, everyone waited nervously to see support chemistry teachers in getting their students to meet real if the record had been broken. scientists and be inspired about science. This idea seemed to fit the Official Guinness World Records Adjudicator Pravin Patel was bill really well! We decided to invite primary as well as secondary satisfied with the count and the organisation. He said, “To complete schools because we know that primary teachers are more likely the record they had to follow a set of guidelines that anyone to lack confidence in teaching science. This is something we are attempting the record has to follow. They had to complete at least bringing to the attention of the All-Party Group on Science and two experiments and complete a workbook, which they did and it Technology at Stormont. was fantastic.” The Northern Ireland Science Festival director, Chris McCreery, Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning said “I secured funding from the British Council and booked the Odyssey congratulate all the students here today who have come together arena, while Education Co-ordinator for Ireland, Stephanie Nelson, to become world record breakers. I am pleased that the previous got to work on the huge task of organising the schools. We used world record has not only been surpassed, but vastly exceeded. our Learn Chemistry database to invite teachers and almost all of the available places were snapped up shortly before Christmas “After meeting the students who took part, their enthusiasm for 2014, with the remaining places filled via the festival website STEM subjects is clear for all to see. I’m sure that they will maintain this enthusiasm as they continue to study STEM subjects at school, soon afterwards. college and university in Northern Ireland, and will ultimately seek Then came the huge task of recruiting and training over 100 employment in these key sectors of our local economy.” volunteer scientists to help on the day. Local employers such as Stephanie Nelson summed up the success of the day. “We were Almac and Actavis sent volunteers, together with students from overwhelmed with the support and engagement that we got for Queen’s University and the University of Ulster. The Northern this event, from the volunteers to the teachers to the financial Ireland local section and members also turned out in force. supporters”, she said. “And while it is important to us that the record has the Royal Organisation on the day Society of Chemistry’s name attached to it, it really belongs to Starting at 6am, the volunteer team put out 1,500 chairs, everyone who made this happen. We couldn’t have done it without 200 tables and all the student experiment packs, even arranging them. We think that this was a fantastic achievement for Belfast, student snack packs (thanks to local crisp company Tayto). for the Northern Ireland Science Festival and for our members.”

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APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 13 Opinion Letters and comments on RSC activities and issues

FROM THE EDITOR The scope of our Benevolent Fund Ben Fund (pp8-9, RSC News, March 2015) It can hardly have I know that this was established in 1920 explicitly for RIC/RSC members and escaped your their relatives. attention that the Is there a way in which genuine chemist non-members (i.e. who have never UK is in the middle been members) may also be helped, should the need arise? of an election Professor D W Jones, CChem FRSC, Bingley, UK campaign. And while debate rages over who will get This is an interesting suggestion which should be considered carefully. Our current the keys to 10 Trust Deed does not currently allow for this, and if we were to make that change in the future, we would need to give an opportunity for members to input feedback on Downing Street in May, our public affairs this specific change. team have been talking to legislators We would also need to consider whether we would apply this to international throughout the UK. chemists (as all our members, including those who currently live outside the UK, We’ve sought a range of political views, are eligible for Benevolent Fund support). with many of the main parties setting out This is something we will certainly keep in mind as we scope some broader ideas their priorities for science and how they for how the benevolent fund can most appropriately be used over the coming would ensure that the UK continues to 12 months. compete on a global scale (p10). Sheena Elliott, Member Services Manager, Royal Society of Chemistry We recognise the contributions that individuals make to the chemical science community in a number of A great man ways, including the prestigious honorary fellowships to the Royal Society of Remembering Jack Lewis, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 1986-1988 Chemistry, which this year includes three 6 March 2015 Nobel Laureates and a Knight of the Last weekend there was a memorial service attended by a great many people for Realm (p8). Professor Lord Lewis. It was preceded by a symposium the day before, with speakers describing his many activities. Having attended both events, I was moved to write a Our Northern Ireland regional education short account. team organised a Guinness World Robinson College, Cambridge was flying its flag on Saturday 28 February, in Record, inspiring an incredible 1,339 memory of its late lamented founding warden. It was not at half-mast (as it was last budding chemists in the world’s largest July when he died) because it marked the occasion of a memorial service in the practical science lesson (p12). That makes chapel to celebrate and remember a lifetime’s dedication to public service and the us “Officially Amazing”. furtherance of science. “Jack”, as he was known to his friends, gave 26 years of his life to Robinson College, first overseeing its building under the guidance of the benefactor and then serving as the first warden. To appreciate his success in creating an institution that in due course took its place Edwin Silvester in the University hierarchy, it is only necessary to look around “the house that Jack [email protected] built”, to quote the current warden. As a symbol of gratitude for all that he did, a new staircase to the Gallery has been built in the chapel, suitably inscribed with his name and the dictum “his wisdom RSC News welcomes letters, which should be shaped this college”. concise (normally less than 300 words) and timely. Those selected for publication are subject So many people wished to attend the service that they could not all be to editing for clarity and length. Letters should be accommodated in the chapel and the service was relayed to the auditorium. marked ‘for publication’; letters are not routinely On the previous day, a symposium reflecting on some of his many achievements acknowledged. [email protected] was chaired by Emeritus professor Brian Johnson, who had worked closely with You can also let us know your thoughts and Jack for over 30 years and followed him into the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry. comments via Twitter or Facebook. The Royal Society of Chemistry generously published a collection of Jack’s papers, which was distributed at the symposium. The reprints were chosen by his @RSC_Comms co-authors to highlight the various areas of his chemical interests under the title facebook.com/RoyalSocietyofChemistry “in memory of Lord Jack Lewis”. G Gamlen CChem FRSC, Altrincham, UK

14 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 What next for Forensic Science provision in the UK? Whoever is in government after this year’s UK election, there is a clear need for a thorough review of spending on forensic services, says Alan Handley

It is now three years since the closure of the Forensic This makes comparisons between the 43 police forces Science Service (FSS) in England and Wales and concerns in England and Wales very difficult. However, the NAO expressed at the time have not gone away. An article in have pointed out that only one police force entirely RSC News in April that year identified both insufficient outsourced its forensics work. consultation before the decision and the negative impact Despite the lack of detailed data on the size of the on forensics research that might result. overall UK forensics market or the level of spending It was clear that work previously done by FSS would on forensic lab services by the police, it is clear that have to be allocated either to private labs or in-house increased use has been made of in-house police labs police labs. With a declining trend in police spending since 2012. on forensics at the time, there was concern that more The NAO report highlights that the external forensics work would be brought into in-house police labs as a services market has shrunk from £104 million in Alan Handley, CChem FRSC is a Senior Scientist cost-saving exercise – despite many such labs lacking 2012-2013 to £81 million in 2014-2015. Meanwhile the the desired accreditation specified by the Forensic and Head of Knowledge internal market (i.e. police in-house labs) has grown Exchange and Science Regulator, with potential consequences for from £113 million to £122 million over the same period. the criminal justice system/miscarriages of justice. Development at LGC. In addition to the quality concerns held by many over unaccredited police labs doing more of the work, the The NAO report… overall fall in UK capacity is worrying. Delays caused A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) by insufficient capacity and quality issues could has confirmed these concerns. For a start, getting significantly add to the cost of criminal justice in this an accurate picture of the landscape has proved country, as well as risking miscarriages of justice. impossible. The NAO have not been able to obtain These points have been echoed by Andrew Miller comprehensive detailed data on how much police MP, chair of the House of Commons Science and forces are spending on the various forensics services Technology Committee, which invited the NAO to on offer. investigate. He was not surprised by these findings and has raised concerns over the adverse effect on the value of scientific evidence in criminal cases.

Addressing the need into the future… Whoever is in government after this year’s UK election, there is a clear need for a thorough review of spending on forensic services, along with providing the Forensic Science Regulator with the teeth to insist that all forensic laboratories comply with accreditation criteria. “In addition The long-awaited Home Office Strategy on Forensic to quality provision will need to include a commitment to producing a sustainable system for forensic service concerns held provision in the future. If the UK forensics research base is to remain strong by many over – and to take the international lead in developing novel and improved technologies in forensic science unaccredited – we need to engage the EPSRC and other bodies, police labs for example the Forensics Science Society and the University Heads of Chemistry UK. doing more of As immediate past president of our Analytical Division you’d expect me to extol the value of analytical the work, the chemistry, wouldn’t you? But if science is to bring overall fall in startling clarity to criminal investigations (and we know it can) our community must highlight the vital UK capacity is importance both of the provision and quality of

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APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 15 Diary Your guide to all important events

IN THE DIARY DATES AND RSC conferences DEADLINES Conferences 16 ISACS18 Challenges in Chemical Events 17 Challenges in Biology (ISACS16) Organic Materials 15-18 June 2015 Eastern 17 Zurich, Switzerland and Supramolecular Poster submission deadline: International 17 7 April 2015 Chemistry Early bird registration Ireland 17 19–21 November 2015 deadline: 27 April 2015 Bangalore, India Final registration deadline: North East 18 Announcing: the first ever ISACS conference in India 18 May 2015 http://rsc.li/isacs16 North West 18 2015’s International Symposia on Advancing the Chemical Sciences (ISACS) series culminates in Bangalore this November. This is the Medicinal Chemistry Scotland 18 18th ISACS conference but the very first in India and brings together Residential School world-leading expects from several fields under the broad research 21-26 June 2015 South East 18 Loughborough, UK disciplines of organic materials and supramolecular chemistry. Early bird registration South West 20 The conference will provide an overview of some of the key deadline: 19 April 2015 challenges within the field, in an environment designed for interaction Poster submission deadline: Wales 20 and networking. There will also be extensive poster sessions in the 19 April 2015 evening and questions after each talk. http://rsc.li/med-chem-2015 Notices 21 Visit the conference website for updates. Solid Oxide Electrolysis: Admissions 22 http://rsc.li/isacs18 Fuels and Feedstocks from Water and Air (Faraday Deaths 23 Discussion) 13-15 July 2015 York, UK Joliot-Curie Conference 2015 Poster submission deadline: 4 May 2015 NOTICES 16–17 September 2015 Early bird registration Murray Edwards College, Cambridge deadline: 25 May 2015 Poster abstract submission deadline – 22 July 2015 http://rsc.li/electrolysis- fd2015 Building on the success of the last three years, the Joliot-Curie Conference 2015 is designed to raise aspirations of young chemists, 12th International particularly those underrepresented in chemistry research careers in Conference on Materials academia or industry. With a range of panel discussions, interactive Chemistry (MC12) workshops and networking sessions, the conference provides 20-23 July 2015 York, UK information and support to enable you to overcome barriers to Poster submission deadline: career progression. 11 May 2015 Make the most of this highly interactive networking opportunity: http://rsc.li/mc12 submit a poster abstract based on your current research and get Challenges in Chemical advice from experienced researchers on how best to present Our Career Management Team Renewable Energy your poster. in Indonesia, supporting (ISACS17) members and students at Shape your future career in chemistry research: register now 8-11 September 2015 accredited universities (p21). The Joliot-Curie Conference 2015 is open to final year PhD students, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil post-doctoral researchers and other early career chemists from Oral abstract deadline: any UK or Republic of Ireland organisation. Registration and meals 27 April 2015 http://rsc.li/isacs17 Further are free. information http://rsc.li/joliot-curie-2015 Nanoparticle Assembly: From Fundamentals to To find out more about any Applications event on this page, see 7-9 January 2016 www.rsc.org/events Mumbai, India Call +44 (0) 1223 43 Oral abstract deadline: 2254/2380 20 April 2015 http://rsc.li/assembly- Or email [email protected] fd2016

16 RSC NEWS APRIL 2015 EVENTS Diary Events Contact Wenjun Liu INTERNATIONAL +86 (0)10 5982 2339 Your guide to all important events Further information [email protected] The RSC News Diary this month lists Royal Society of Chemistry Biological and Medicinal events from April to May 2015 that are held on our conference Chemistry Sector International Symposium database. Further details on any of these meetings can be on Energy Conversion obtained from the named contact or from our conference website Proteinase 2015: 9th and Storage RSC / SCI Symposium on at www.rsc.org/events 31 May-1 June Proteinase Inhibitor Design Institute of Process Engineering, You can search events by name, date or keywords and have the 13-14 April Chinese Academy of Sciences option to browse by location, subject area and event type. Novartis, Basel, Switzerland (IPE-CAS), Beijing, China This symposium will cover progress The symposium is supported by in the design and synthesis of the Royal Society of Chemistry, protease inhibitors for a diverse and is hosted by Professor Dan Dr Keith Taber – EASTERN range of disease indications, while Wang at the Institute of Process RSC Award Lecture also covering a range of novel Engineering, Chinese Academy 20 May drug discovery activities: from of Sciences. East Anglia Section University of East Anglia, Norwich ‘Molecules to Medicines’. This Contact Events Team RSC, Dr Keith Taber of the University meeting is aimed at medicinal China RSC Joseph Chatt Award of Cambridge will give a lecture chemists and other scientists +86 (0)10 5982 2341 Lecture in honour of his RSC Education interested in furthering their [email protected] 7 April Award: ‘The Imaginary and knowledge of proteases in the University of East Anglia, Norwich the Imagined: When scientific context of drug discovery. Professor Amy Rosenzweig of concepts meet students’ Contact Maggi Churchouse Northwestern University will conceptions’. 01359 221004 IRELAND give a lecture on her research in Contact John Fielden maggi@maggichurchouseevents. bioinorganic chemistry. 01603 593137 co.uk Northern Ireland Contact John Fielden [email protected] Local Section 01603 593137 Faraday Division [email protected] Nanoparticle Synthesis and RSC Northern Ireland Essex Section Assembly: Faraday Discussion Annual Dinner UEA School of Chemistry 1 May Research Seminar Spring Lunch 20-22 April Argonne National Laboratory, Ulster Reform Club, Belfast 13 May 15 April Chicago, USA The guest speaker at the Northern Galleywood Heritage Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich Nanoparticles can be viewed Ireland Local Section Annual Chelmsford Professor Rudolf Allemann of as a new type of ‘atom’ with Dinner is RSC deputy chief Lunch followed by a talk from the University of Cardiff will size dependent physical, optical executive Stephen Hawthorne. Mr Nick Wickenden from the give a lecture on research in and electronic properties that Contact Dermot Hanna Chelmsford Museum entitled Biological Chemistry. make them suitable for a wide 07894 309840 Roman Chelmsford. There is a Contact John Fielden variety of applications. There are [email protected] £10 charge per attendee. 01603 593137 many open questions in the field Contact Colin Ward [email protected] of nanoparticle synthesis and 01375 407361 assembly. Other Events [email protected] UEA School of Chemistry Contact Claire Springett, RSC Research Seminar 01223 432537 Organic Division Ireland Regional 22 April Other Events [email protected] University of East Anglia, Norwich Meeting Professor Dek Woolfson of the Biological and Medicinal 2nd Organic Chemistry 17 April University of Bristol will give a Chemistry Sector Frontiers International University College Cork, Cavanagh lecture on his research in Biological 26th Symposium on Symposium Pharmacy Building Chemistry and Synthetic Biology: Medicinal Chemistry in 21 April RSC Natural Product Award 2014 ‘Expanding the Universe of Possible Eastern England Zhejiang University, Yuquan Lecture will be given by Professor Protein Structures and Assemblies Ian Paterson and will coincide 23 April Campus, Hangzhou, China by De Novo Design’. with the Organic Division Regional The Fielder Centre, Hatfield The aim of this symposium is to Contact John Fielden Symposium and other events at The symposium will comprise bring together world-leading 01603 593137 University College Cork. No formal presentations covering various scientists to communicate and [email protected] registration required. aspects of drug discovery, discuss advancing research in Contact Gerard McGlacken including medicinal chemistry case organic chemistry, stimulating the +353 21 490 2866 studies and SBDD, as well as more exchange of ideas and experiences [email protected] general topics related to medicinal and fostering new research chemistry and drug discovery. In collaborations for the sake of addition, the meeting will offer better chemistry and a better excellent networking opportunities. world. The Organic Chemistry Contact Maggi Churchouse Frontiers International Symposia 01359 221004 are a series of meetings sponsored maggi@maggichurchouseevents. by Organic Chemistry Frontiers, co.uk a collaborative journal developed by the Chinese Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry and Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry.

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Inorganic Biochemistry Liverpool Local Section Heterocyclic and NORTH EAST Discussion Group (IBDG) AGM and Lecture Synthesis Group Spring Meeting 14 May 22nd Lakeland (Grasmere) Newcastle upon Tyne and 9-10 April The National Wildflower Centre, Heterocyclic Conference North East Section University of York Knowsley 7-11 May A fantastic invited speaker line-up The meeting will be followed by a Grasmere Village, Lake District Seminar – Dalton Young that includes several RSC Prize lecture entitled ‘The Light Fantastic: An excellent line up of plenary Researcher Award, 2014 winners. Costs have been kept Photodynamics in the Age of Drug speakers will be supported by a – Dr Kogularamanan to a minimum and there are Resistance’ by Mark Wainwright, large number of supporting talks Suntharalingam opportunities for early career Professor of Chemotherapy and postgraduate short talks, as 14 April researchers to present posters in the School of Pharmacy & well as a poster session. Newcastle University and short talks. Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool Contact Professor Adrian Dobbs Speakers will be asked to address Contact Alison Parkin John Moores University. 020 8331 9689 a general audience drawn from 01904 322561 Contact I Buschmann [email protected] all parts of the subject and related [email protected] 0151 949 9304 areas, and ranging from Stage 4 [email protected] undergraduates to senior academic Fluorine Chemistry Group SCOTLAND staff. All are welcome 15th Annual RSC Fluorine Other Events Contact Graeme Turnbull Subject Group Postgraduate Mid-Scotland Section 0191 227 4228 Meeting [email protected] Automation and Analytical AGM & Dinner 16-17 April Management Group University of Durham, Thermal Desorption – 24 April Sheffield and District Van Mildert College Then and Now Best Western Park Hotel, Falkirk Section Contact Steven Cobb The AGM of the Mid-Scotland 0191 334 2086 16 April Section followed by a three-course Retired Members [email protected] The Health and Safety Laboratory, dinner and an after-dinner talk. The Springtime Social Buxton speaker is Professor Alan Dronsfield This conference takes a fascinating 28 April Analytical Division – and his topic is ‘To Sleep, North East look at the early history and Perchance to Dream – the early Sheffield Botanical Gardens development of thermal Lunch at The Curator’s House, Analytical Science in Art chemical history of anaesthesia.’ desorption, and moves rapidly up Contact Mark Dennis followed by tour of Botanical 14 May to the here and now with technical 07859 027868 Gardens. Northumbria University presentations covering a wide [email protected] Contact Jackie Morton An early evening symposium on variety of challenging applications. 01298 218437 the application of analytical science From split control to sample [email protected] Senior Members’ to works of art. recollection, from the ubiquitous Afternoon Tea Contact Professor John Dean Tenax to exotic sorbents, samplers Sheffield & District AGM 0191 227 3047 and traps, the evolution of this 5 May 14 May [email protected] precision method and control Bluebell Tea Room, Stirling University of Sheffield software will be demonstrated in a An invite to all our Senior Members Contact Jackie Morton series of application talks designed to come along to renew old 01298 218437 to stimulate interest as well as acquaintances and to catch up [email protected] NORTH WEST provide academic information. with all the news while enjoying a Contact R Narayanswamy leisurely afternoon tea. Lancaster and District 07974 515265 Contact Douglas McMillan Other Events Section [email protected] [email protected]

Organic Division Annual Quiz Night Followed Analytical Division North-Eastern Regional by a Buffet Supper RSC Analytical Awards Meeting 2015 SOUTH EAST 28 April Symposium 1 April Preston`s College, Preston 20 April The University of Bradford Quiz followed by a Buffet Supper Chilterns and Middlesex University of Manchester’s Institute Section Showcasing organic and medicinal prepared & served by the College for Biotechnology (MIB). chemistry across the North Students. Contact Christopher Cowan East, this one day meeting will The Livery Companies of Contact Harry Clarke 0161 306 8713 the City of London appeal to academic and industrial 01995 640003 christopher.cowan@manchester. researchers. Including contributors [email protected] ac.uk 23 April from across the region, poster The Royal Society of Chemistry session for junior researchers, and Theoretical Chemistry Group A talk by Mr Murray Craig, Clerk of Keynote address from the Bader Liverpool Section Graduate Student Meeting the Chamberlain`s Court, Guildhall, Award winner, Professor David entitled ‘The Livery Companies of Procter. Retired Members’ Lunch 22 April the City of London’, followed by Contact Helen Sheldrake and Talk University of Manchester, School of buffet lunch. Suitable for retired Chemistry 01274 233362 13 May members. All are welcome and there is no [email protected] Southport Masonic Hall, Southport Contact Stephen Robinson registration. Submit your abstract Lunch will be followed by a talk 020 8546 7940 for either a talk (final year PhD on the ‘Prehistoric Footprints [email protected] students) or poster (other at Formby’. Tickets are £16 and PhD students and all postdocs) members can bring a guest. to Dr Tanja van Mourik Contact Dr Bob Lee [email protected] 0151 334 7875 Contact Richard Henchman [email protected] 0161 306 5194 [email protected]

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Nucleic Acids Group registered in databases in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Pan Downland Section Nucleosides and Nucleotides: public domain, the majority of Africa Chemistry Network (PACN), which have data associated and a look forward to the future Visit to the Mullard Synthetic and Biological Chemistry with them. Many will also have growth of the Network and how Space Science Laboratory struggled with increasingly large you can be involved. This is an 17 April (MSSL) data sets generated through their invitation-only event but if you The Royal Society of Chemistry, 20 May work, often stored in spreadsheets are interested in attending, please Burlington House, London The Mullard Space Science with limited analytical capabilities. email the events team Nucleosides and nucleotides Laboratory, Holmbury St.Mary, The CICAG, in partnership with the Contact Events Department, RSC remain one of the most fruitful Dorking EPSRC’s Dial-a-Molecule Grand 01223 434048 drug classes, providing about UCL’s Department of Space and Challenge Network, is therefore [email protected] 50% of antiviral drugs and 20% Climate Physics (MSSL) is a world- organising a scientific meeting to of cancer drugs used in the leading research organisation and explore the challenges presented Marketing Group UK. Nucleoside and nucleotide is the UK’s largest university-based by big data in chemistry. chemistry constitute a vibrant field Food Colours Ancient and space research group. Contact Professor Jeremy Frey of research for both synthetic and Modern – A Chemist’s View – Contact John Harbridge 023 8059 3209 biological chemists. This meeting Tom Coultate 01306 881520 [email protected] [email protected] will bring together scientists at the 7 May interface of synthetic chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry, Colloid and Interface and biology to tackle current Burlington House, London Science Group Kent Section challenges and celebrate recent Substances used to add colour in achievements in the field. 2015 Rideal Meeting: food have changed over time. In RSC Golf Day Contact Maggi Churchouse Polymers in Colloid Science the 19th century they were lethal; 1 May 01359 221004 23 April unsurprisingly these were replaced. Weald of Kent Golf Club, Headcorn maggi@maggichurchouseevents. SCI, Belgrave Square, London However, in the 20th century, With a variety of man-made and co.uk The speakers are all former many replacements turned out to natural lakes and hazards the students of Professor Paul be carcinogenic. A lot of currently Weald of Kent is a challenge to Dalton Division Luckham or academics and used food colourings are ‘natural’ golfers of all abilities. The Kent Southern Dalton Meeting industrialists he has collaborated but these present their own with during his career. This one problems. This lecture will explore Section has kindly subsidised this 20-21 April event which is brought to you at a day meeting will include a student these trends. University of Sussex poster session prior to Professor Contact Margaret Bond reduced price of £35 per person, Contact Oscar Navarro and is open to both members and Luckham giving the Rideal Lecture 020 8946 4608 01273 678734 Contact Helen Gibb [email protected] guests. [email protected] Contact Paul Douglas 020 7598 1561 [email protected] Industry and Technology 07545 315123 Biotechnology Group [email protected] Division Small-molecule Potentiation Formulation Science and Chemistry Means Business and Differentiation of Stem Technology Group 2015 Cells: a Growth Area? Other Events Formulating Functional 11 May 20 April Films and Coatings Royal College of Physicians Faraday Division The Royal Society of Chemistry, 24 April During the day our community Corrosion Chemistry: Burlington House, London The Royal Society of Chemistry, of small and medium chemical Faraday Discussion To allow the potential of stem cells Burlington House, London companies will meet to network, 13-15 April to be realised in the clinic, the This meeting is aimed at receive key updates and share The Royal Society of Chemistry, unique ability of small molecules academic and industrial scientists knowledge. The event will Burlington House, London to direct and control stem cell fate and engineers involved in the conclude with the prestigious Over the last decade or so, there has been increasingly harnessed, manufacture and the application Industry & Technology Awards has been immense progress in enabling controlled tissue repair of films and coatings, across many Ceremony hosted by comedian the development of tools, both and regeneration and meeting key industrial areas from coatings, and presenter, Sandi Toksvig, to experimental and theoretical, challenges such as cell availability to pharmaceuticals to thin film/ celebrate excellence across the for probing the solid/fluid and allogenic rejection. At this printable electronics, etc. It will industry. interface at the nanoscale. These symposium key scientists and also be of use to users of other Contact Events Department, RSC advances open the way towards stakeholders in the area will identify technologies where functions 01223 434048 mechanistic understanding, new perspectives and discuss currently provided by bulk [email protected] and potentially prediction, of future challenges for the use of means could be achieved more chemical processes occurring chemical approaches to facilitate sustainably with functional films Polymer Chemistry, at this interface. Amongst the stem cell therapy and regenerative and coatings, such as the use of Hypervelocity Physics fields beginning to benefit from medicine. thin coatings to provide scratch and Space Science Contact Irene Francois such effort is corrosion science, resistance and electrostatic 13 May 01483 715126 which is primarily concerned with protection to bulk materials. University of Kent [email protected] degradation of metallic materials Contact Deborah Reed-Aspley Professor Steven Armes, University immersed in either liquid or 0115 922 9422 of Sheffield 2014 Interdisciplinary gaseous environments, and Chemical Information and [email protected] Prize Lecture. Awarded for control thereof. Computer Applications Group his significant contribution to Contact Events Department, RSC From Big Data to Royal Society of Chemistry’s our current understanding of 01223 432254 Chemical Information Pan Africa Chemistry micrometeorites and the behaviour [email protected] 22 April Network Dinner 2015 of cosmic dust particles The Royal Society of Chemistry, 28 April Contact Jorge Quintanilla Burlington House, London The Royal Society of Chemistry, 01227 816024 Large and complex data sets, often Burlington House, London [email protected] referred to as ‘Big Data’ can be This event will bring together difficult to manage and analyse academics, researchers, using conventional processes and industrialists and policy makers software tools. Most chemists from the UK, Africa and beyond. are familiar with the huge growth The evening will be a celebration in the number of compounds of the achievements of the

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Joint Pharmaceutical Analytical Division Analysis Group SOUTH WEST EAP 2015 Lighting the Way… South East Wales Section Antibody Drug Conjugates: For Analytical Scientists Copper-N-Heterocyclic Analytical Efforts and Bristol and District Section 8-10 May Carbenes; Synthetic Expectations. Aztec Hotel and Spa, Bristol Strategies, Activities and 14 May Visit to Butcombe Contact Charlene Butler Reactivities The Royal Society of Chemistry Brewery 07731 477259 20 April Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) 22 May [email protected] Cardiff University are an exciting and challenging Butcombe Brewery, Wrington The lecture will last for new area of research and are Open to RSC members and guests. RSC Prize Lecture approximately one hour. becoming ever more popular Limited Numbers; advise contact 18 May Contact James Redman across the industry with more than if interested University of Bath, 029 2087 6273 50 ADCs reported in the clinic. Contact Pam Day Department of Chemistry [email protected] The targeted nature of the 0117 970 1860 Professor Robert G. Bergman molecules makes them extremely [email protected] (University of California, Berkeley) Crystal Engineering of suitable for delivering toxic received the 2014 Robert Robinson Task-Specific Materials molecules to the target. This Mid-Southern Section Award for his outstanding 18 May symposium brings together experts contributions in physical organic from across the industry to share Cardiff University Virtual Instruments for and organometallic chemistry. The lecture will last for their knowledge and learning for Contact Ulrich Hintermair an engaging and exciting joint Molecular Science: approximately one hour. a Multifrequency 01225 386682 Contact James Redman meeting with JPAG and DMDG. [email protected] Contact Amy Le Vannais Spectrometer 029 2087 6273 [email protected] 1 April [email protected] Chemical Biology and University of Southampton Bioorganic Group Chemistry in Health A lecture of computational RSC Chemical Biology and Symposium 2015 spectroscopy Other Events Contact Ilya Kuprov Bio-Organic Chemistry 26 May Postgraduate Symposium Science and the The Royal Society of Chemistry 023 8059 4140 19 May 2015 Assembly 2015 This symposium will highlight [email protected] University of Bristol, School of 19 May the value of chemistry and Chemistry The Senedd and Pierhead, biochemistry in understanding Adventures in Quantum This one-day meeting is open Cardiff Bay disease and developing new Chemistry to all and is an opportunity for This event is designed to develop therapeutics. Leading researchers 29 April postgraduate students to present closer links between the scientific will discuss their work ranging University of Southampton their work at a national level. The community in Wales and the from chemistry-driven drug A half-day meeting day will conclude with a plenary National Assembly for Wales and discovery, understanding the Contact Syma Khalid lecture from Professor Dek the Welsh Government. This year’s processes of infectious disease 023 8059 4176 Woolfson. Submission of abstracts scientific presentations are based to the development of new [email protected] for oral presentations and posters on the theme of: Energy and the antibiotics. We will also explore are welcome from postgraduate Environment the development of new improved students in the broad fields of Contact Leigh Jeffes, RSC platforms for collaboration, such Other Events bio-organic chemistry and 07860 803724 as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), chemical-biology. Prizes will be [email protected] which enable the research and RSC Prize Lecture awarded for the best oral and development that is needed to 29 April poster presentations. better deliver the medicines of University of Bath, Contact M. Carmen Galan the future. Department of Chemistry 0117 928 7654 Contact RSC Science Professor Joseph T. Hupp [email protected] 01223 422699 (Northwestern University) received [email protected] the 2014 Stephanie L. Kwolek Award for key enabling discoveries Half Term Visit to The in the design and syntheses of WALES Royal Gunpowder Mills functional materials relevant 27 May to energy science applications, Royal Gunpowder Mills including light-to-electric energy South Wales West Section Visit will include land train tour of conversion and supramolecular framework-based sensing, sieving, A Chemist’s Journey from site (limited capacity) and also visits Amino Acids to Mad Cows to the main exhibition, Armoury, gas storage and catalysis. Film Show, Women at War and Contact Ulrich Hintermair 16 April Rocket Vault as desired. Cost £10 01225 386682 Swansea University per adult and £5 per child, under [email protected] Contact Bill George twos free. To be paid in advance, 01792 406994 booking closes two weeks before Retired Members [email protected] visit. Luncheon Contact Alan Osborne 6 May 2015 Science & Energy 020 8590 2021 The Mill at Rode, nr Frome Demonstration Lectures [email protected] RSC Members, retired or not, for Schoolchildren are welcome; advise contact if 7 May planning to attend. University of Wales, Trinity St David Contact Trevor Letcher A series of demonstration lectures 01761 232311 for schoolchildren where the [email protected] children carry out all of the experiments. Contact Neville Jones 01269 850815 [email protected]

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Notices

Presidential Election Our latest student quiz winners The deadline for nominees for The latest in our series of student quizzes was based president-elect passed on 6 March. on the theme of Pancake Day. From those who In addition to Council’s nominee, successfully completed all questions, we selected Professor Sir John Holman, a three winners, Mary Wood, University of Cambridge, nomination was also received for Rachel Smith, University of York and Jennifer Hack, Professor Richard Catlow, and so this Durham University, who each win a £20 Amazon has triggered an election for the role voucher. of president-elect. Keep a look out for more competitions, discussions The election will be managed through and games on the MyRSC Higher Education (HE) Mi-Voice and is scheduled to run from student group. Or go to http://my.rsc.org for more 7 May to 8 June. information. Statements and biographies for both candidates will appear in the May edition of RSC News. The Knox Medal – call for nominations

© ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY © ROYAL The Knox Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Division Separation Science Group to honour individuals deserving special Supporting Career Development recognition of their innovation or influential work in the field of Separation. Nominations are open for the in South East Asia 2015 award until Friday 15 May 2015. Julie Franklin from our Career Management Team was in Singapore and Indonesia in February, supporting members and students at accredited universities with their career development. The Career Management Team run regular regional Careers Hubs throughout the Royal Society of Chemistry UK and Republic of Ireland, so it was an exciting development for Member Services Summer Party to extend the Hub concept to Singapore. All members in Singapore were invited We would like to invite you to join us for our Summer to book a 45-minute confidential discussion with Julie on any aspect of managing Party at this year’s Royal Academy of Arts Summer their career or getting their Continuing Professional Development on track. Twelve Exhibition, Burlington House, London on Thursday members took up the offer, and the Career Management Team has continued to 16 July 2015, 7.30pm-10.00pm. support them by email in the subsequent weeks. Our Summer Party offers the ideal opportunity to meet ChemCareers Indonesia was held on 12 February at the Institut Teknologi Bandung up with members, friends, industrialists, politicians (ITB). Julie and Mr Muhamad Martoprawiro, President of the Indonesian Chemical and distinguished scientists, whilst viewing the Society welcomed 180 students – from ITB and other accredited universities in largest exhibition of contemporary art in the world. Indonesia – to a day of planning for the future. The students heard personal stories Entertainment and a selection of food and drinks will from speakers who have pursued a diverse range of careers in academia and be provided throughout the evening. industry, including Mr Eddie Setiawan, the President of Dow Chemical Company, Look out for the registration form on the back page South East Asia. of next month’s RSC News or register online to The students took part in an afternoon workshop to focus on their own purchase your tickets at the special member rate of aspirations and the skills they will need, and found out how membership of the £65 per head, non-members rate £95 per head. Royal Society of Chemistry can support them throughout their professional life. http://rsc.li/summer-party ChemCareers Indonesia followed the same format as the equally successfully ChemCareers Malaysia, held at the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur last December. Our thanks to all the staff at ITB for their support. © ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY © ROYAL

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Admissions April 2015

Fellow (FRSC) Mooibroek, Jane Elizabeth Moore, Juliet Morgan, Nelson Morgan, David Morris, Didin Mujahidin, Nessa Mullane, Alexandria Olessia Niyaz Ahmed, Oswaldo Luiz Alves, Muhammad Dabai Bala, John Naden, Yuki Nagao, Charmaine Nathaniel, Simon Naylor, Michelle Ni, Barry, Carsten Bolm, Guoping Chen, Jun Chen, Patrick Collins, Indra Noviandri, Zeily Nurachman, Sarah Nwinee, Rene M. Oetterli, Daniel Comins, Laurence Cowie, Rene Csuk, Martin John Cubitt, Mathew Folaranmi Olaniyan, Anthony Oldroyd, Djulia Onggo, John Yi Ding, Darren Dixon, Chunhai Fan, Omar Farha, Vania Gomes Zuin, Onyari, Natasha Openshaw, Asun Orio, Timothy Jeremiah Cornelius Dhanaraj Gopi, Lin Guo, Alvin Holder, Jianbin Huang, Andrew Toby O’Riordan, Emma Packard, Natasha Page, Matteo Palma, Xiaoyun Jenkins, Xudong Jing, Roderic Jones, Nazira Karodia, Sanjeev Katti, Pan, Namrata Pandey, Vyom Parashar, Tanveerkhan Pathan, Anita David Stanley Kendall, Branko Kolaric, Guruswamy Krishnamoorthy, Kerry Peacock, Benjamin Peek, Samuel Peel, Dave Perkins, Kari Pitts, Bhanudas Kuchekar, Stuart Leeming, Mark Mackey, Alison Mansfield, Fernanda Poletto, Christopher Priestley, Bambang Prijamboedi, J Justin Mason-Home, Ian Richard Mccracken, Michael David Kearns Amy Pritchard, Jonathan Pritchard, Sophie Purser, Cormac Quigley, McTeir, Shivani Mishra, Trilochan Mishra, Tasnim Munshi, Alvise Perosa, Rachmawati, Yanti Rachmayanti, Ria Sri Rahayu, Kambiz Ramzan Ali, Vivek Polshettiwar, D P S. Rathore, Subrayal Reddy, Jonathan Rogers, Enny Ratnaninhsih, Kirsty Robbins, Rosalind Frances Roberts, Heather Malcolm Keith Salisbury, Henri Stephen Schrekker, Sarman Singh, Robinson, Jennifer Rochford, Achmad Rochliadi, Fabiano Severo Satyanarayana Sirasani, Corey Stephenson, Julian Tanner, Magdalena Rodembusch, Isabel Rodriguez, Andrew Rollinson, Isolda Romero Titirici, Mark Alan Treasure, Sambasiva Rao Vajja, Andrew Wain, Canelon, Jack Routledge, Fabio Rui, Joseph Rumer, Handajaya Zhao-kui Wan, Simon Webster, Neil Williams, John Williams, Rusli, Rusnadi Rusnadi, Sunil Sabbani, Irene Teresinha Santos Garcia, Steven Woodhead, Anjaneyalu Yerramilli. Megawati Santoso, Dilip Sarkar, Zachary Schultz, Callum Scullion, Matthew Seabrook, Marek Przemyslaw Serda, Ewelina Serda, Henry Member (MRSC) Setiyanto, Ravi Shankar, Ryan Sharpe, John Sebastian Shaw, Stephenie Anne Shaw, Ian Michael Shortman, Gustavo Pozza Silveira, Baljeet Ershad Abubacker, Vijay Kumar Akkilagunta, John Albaya, Jennifer Singh, Ramakrishna Sistla, Rosane Michele Soares, Yolanda Salinas Anne Alcock, Peter Aldred, Hiba Alhamidi, Hugh Allen, Marco Alberto Soler, Laura Ann Spencer, Geetha Srinivasan, Angela Stack, Ian Allodi, Fiona Almond, Anita Alni, Estela Alvarez Moreta, Muhkmmad Stefanuti, Carolyn Stevenson, Claire Stewart, William Stimpson, Craig Bachri Amran, Jie An, Salzitsa Anastasova-Ivanova, Catherine Streu, Rachel Strickland, Sarah Stubbs, Veinardi Suendo, Aminndin Andrews, Noli Angeles, I Made Arcana, Jacqueline Arguello Da Silva, Sulaeman, Rachel Sunderland, Slavka Sykovska, Louise Szymanski, Sakthivel Ayyamperumal, Chandra Sourabh Azad, Catherine Bacon, Partha Talukdar, Punniyakoti Veeraveedu Thanikachalam, Denise John Marshall Baker, Mohammed Balogun, Wan Jefrey Basirun, Thomas, Claudio Francisco Tormena, Paolo Tosatti, James Trebilco, Thomas Bennett, Edilson Valmir Benvenutti, Jonathan Best, Edward Lore Troalen, Aminu Tukur, Lewis Tyson, Minesh Vaidya, Maria Goreti Bilbe, Samantha Binding, Matthew Binns, Imogene BlignautOBrien, Vale, Carl Alexander Vas, Fiona Vesey, Praveen Vuyyuru, Deana Thierry Fabrice Bonnaud, Jennifer Botham, Guy Brain, James R. D. Wahyuningrum, Gemma Louise Ward, Claire Ward, Fida Madayanti Brown, Bunbun Bundjali, Joanne Burford, Oliver Burnham, George Warganegara, Luke Whiley, Sam Whitehouse, Kimberley Whittaker, Butcher, Jane Caborn, Miranda Camping, Celine Cano, Matthew Made Puspasari Widhiastuty, Lucia Wiwid Wijayanti, Colleen Williams, Capener, Antonella Carangio, Marco Antonio Ceschi, Mark Chaplin, Trevor Wilson, William Wiseman, Milena Wobbe, Kong Ching Wong, Sofia Chaudhry, Siew Lee Cheong, Andrew Ching, Mandy Clement, Tiffany Wood, Sean Woodall, Lisabeth Woolley, Paul Wren, Yue Wu, Gavin Couch, Louise Courtney, Philippa Cranwell, Alasdair Crawford, Francesco Zamberlan, Marzena Zdziarska, Christian Zerfass, Huiying Jenna Crisp, Renata Da Costa Magueta, Franck Dal-Molin, Clare Zhao, Muhammad Ali Zulfikar. Dalton, Peter Davey, Angela Davies, Adam Davis, Max Dawson, Ciara Dempsey, Joanna Sarah Denton, Surya Devarakonda, Adnene Dhouib, Paul Dillon, Samitha Djajanti, Craig Donald, Rachel Donnelly, Associate Member (AMRSC) Paul Howard Dowson, Jonathan Dunn, Stewart Eccles, Samuel Jwan Abdulsattar, Manuel Abelairas Edesa, John Agbike, Firas Al- Alexander Edwards, Martin Elliott, Robert Elmes, Oritsejolomi Elsie Lolage, Dilan Amaratunga, James Andrew Ardrey, Oluwqle Samuel Etuwewe-Mordi, Craig Evans, Elisa Fadda, Cecilia Fenech, Pablo Aremu, James Arnold, Sara Artola Gil, Kathryn Ashe, Karim Bahou, Sebastian Fernandez, Neil Findlay, David Flint, Peter Fotios, Benjamin Chelsea Bailey, Nicole Isabella Banks, Thais Mendonga Barbosa, France, Leandra Franciscato Campo, Iain Fraser, Yang Gan, Raquel Robert Barker, Enrico Bartoletti, Jacqueline Batty, Hossein Bayahia, Garcia, ISABEL GARCIA PEREZ, Christopher Geeson, Valentina Alga Malgorzata Bohuszewicz, Sandi Botonjic, Elizabeth Bramhall, Gentili, Russell James Gibbs, Matthew Gill, Martha Teresa Glabska, Sam Briggs, Martin Briggs, Roisin Brown, Adam Brown, Simon Burns, Ruben Gomez, Laura Gonzalez-Macia, Sarah Goodchild, Kesavan Jonas Calleja Priede, Emmanuelle Casanova, Marina Chanidou, Gopalan, Ronda Gras, Robin Greenwood, Peter Haffenden, Simon Paul Choi, Shuen Lann Yvonne Choo, Jilliann Clapp, Christopher Halstead, Fouzia Hannour, Hassan Harb, Timothy Hele, Rukman Clarke, Daniel Clee, Philip Coalter, Alice Violey Coles-Aldridge, Hertadi, Paul Hicks, Stella Ho, John Holbrey, Lauren Holley, Mark JeanMarie Cols, James Coverdale, Lucy Currie, Anis Daou, Jonathan Andrew Honey, Tom Hooper, Jonathan Thomas Scott Hopper, Dare, Paul Davis, Chloe Dearden, Michael Dent, Eleanor Dickinson, Jennifer Hulse, Imtiaz Hussain, Shauna Jayne Innell, Ismunandar, Claire Dickson, Graziella-Ioana Dragomir, Michael Drysdale, Imran Jan Mohamed, Lucy Jenkinson, Stuart Jones, Rachel Jones, Valentine Ibeziako Ekwueme, Majd Eshtaya, Vikki Evans, Ifeanyi Jude Rebecca Jones, Clifford Juengst, Lia Dewi Juliawaty, MURUGESH Ezeonwumelu, Hardeep Farwaha, Alexander Fawcett, Erna Febriyanti, Kandasamy, Gew Beng Kane, Rebecca Kaner, Andrew Kavanagh, Joao Pedro Figueira Nunes, Paraskevi Filippousi, Catherine Vanessa Thakor Kikabhai, Joshua King, Eleanor Laney, Stuart Lang, Vladimir Finch, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Nikki Fowler, Kevin Joseph Fox, Digi Lavayen, Andrew Lawrence, Andrew Leach, Mia Ledyastuti, Hian Kee Frances, Samuel Freeman, Jamie Fyfe, Zuzana Gajdosechova, Marzia Lee, Vivienne Lee, Zhiqiang Li, Cynthia Linaya, David Liptrot, Nicholas Galli, Narayan Garimella, Sylwia Gawron, Nikolaos Georgakopoulos, Llewellyn, David Lumsden, Andrew Mace, Tomasz Pawel Majchrowski, Timothy Gilliatt, James Glasby, Harriet Gliddon, Hassan Gneid, Wing Man, Anna Markowska, Anita Jocelyne Marsaioli, Inyoman Chris Goodall, Sean Edward Goodwin, Mona Gupta, Jessica Hall, Marsih, Lucas Gelain Martins, Marija Matkovic, Brett McGuire, Eleanor Samuel Hare, Matt J. Harper, Jack Harris, Ilaha Hasanova, Sammer McKay, Sarah Ruth McLusky, Scott McPhee, Siti Nurul Ain Md. Jamil, Ul Hassan, Hawazen Hassanain, Yunxiang He, David Heard, Edward Rebecca Elizabeth Meadows, Ramu Meesala, Sioned Nia Meiring, Hems, Scott Hicks, Matthew Wilfred Ho, James Hogg, Craig Hopper, Clive Mills, Fabrizio Minicone, Jennifer Mitchell-Chard, Faiezah Ali Mark Horsman, Rebecca How, Shida Hu, Jacob Hutchful, Callum Ahmed Mohamed, Lee Moir, Daniel Molyneux, Filippo Monti, Tiddo Idle, Gideon Idowu, Zubera Iqbal, Fiona Jackson, Kenneth Robert

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Johnstone, Chloe Elysia Jones, David Jones, Andreas Kafizas, Chartered Chemist (CChem) Sadiq Karim, Peter Katai, Theo Keane, Elizabeth Kells, Melissa Keogh, Daisuke Koyama, ISIAKA AYOBAMIDELE LAWAL, Sze Ling Lee, Emma Edel Abbott, Kelechi Ahuekwe, C. Remzi Becer, Nicholas James Leedham, Thomas Leman, Xidochen Liu, Chi Him Lo, Phillip Lowe, Bright, Karl Rufus Broberg, Richard David Brown, Paul Bultitude, Ashleigh Lyons, Liam MacFarlane, Faduma Maddar, Imon Mandal, Victoria Burnell, Stephen Chappell, Sofia Chaudhry, Amy L. Cooper, Hugo Marroux, Aleksandra Marsh, Bethan Eirlys Matthews, Garreth Maire Daly, Jon Deeley, Thomas Douglas, Kristopher John Elliott, McCrudden, Patrice Mcentee, Christine McGee, Elspeth McGregor, Pamela Louise Foster, Ruth Anne Foster, Matthew Robert Gravett, Catherine McIntyre, James McManus, James Mgaya, Marcin Miklitz, Matthew Habgood, Mahesh Hariharan, Michael Finbarr William Laura Miles, Daniel MilesBarrett, Sally Millican, Nilesh Mistry, Krishna Harrington, Paul Gerrard Harrison, Krishna Hassomal, Maira Mistry, Jonathan Moore, Elizabeth Caroline Mould, Greg Alexander Hernandez Guzman, Peter James Hickey, Peter Ivanov, Colette Mutch, Ashish Nag, William Neale, Christopher Nelson, Thomas Jeffery, Andrew Stuart Kirk, Christian Lucas, Michelle Mace, Kerstin Charles Robert Noble, Kane Josef Norton, Dian Nugraheni, Arfiani Tanja Mader, Tung Man Kin Sam, Jennifer Louise Margetts, Henry Nur, Abosede Ogedengbe, Edidiong Okon, Alex Oliver, Olumayowa Paul McIntyre, Laura Melton, Jane Elizabeth Moore, Kevin Morgan, Onipede, Paul Osamudiamen, Saleh Ouheda, Ieva Palubeckaite, Bahjat R. J. Muhyedeen, Stuart Notman, Anthony Oldroyd, Nikolaos Papaioannou, Himanshu Patel, Susanne Patel, Jonathan Kevin O’Reilly, Ruth Poultney, Carl Andrew Roeschlaub, Nicola Ryder, Pemberton, Mateusz Plesniak, Ellen Pope, George Porter, Kathryn Helen Sarginson, Fraser Scott, Alison Scott, Ian Stefanuti, Steven Porter Goff, Alessandro Pozzoli, Anton Prasetyo, Joanna Prentis, Jhon Paul Tedds, Danlu Tong, Sam Tulloch. Jhon Quiroz Torres, Omar Rahman, Jayant Rane, Diego Resendiz Lara, Jonathan Robson, Gavin Roffe, Rebecca Alexandra Rowles, Chartered Scientist (CSci) Christina Rumens, Matthew Richard Ryder, Jerro Saidykhan, Guiomar Sanchez Carron, Jaspreet Kaur Sanghera, Supojjanee Sansook, Gordon Fern, Sofia Chaudhry, Clare Hoskins, Benjamin Welsh, Luke Savory, Larissa See, Sandeep Sehmi, Dina Shokry, Jonathan Jacob Irwin, Tilele Stevens, Kevin Morgan, Emma Cochrane, Shute, Kate Sidwick, Oscar Siles Brugge, Nagendra Singh, Anna Adam Ellis, Sam Tulloch, Paul Woodbridge, Naheem Ali Sadiq, Slastanova, Zoe Smallwood, Finlay Smith, Anna Sola-Rabada, Ubed Linda Christine Allison French, Francis Eugene David Gaffney, Sonai Fahruddin A., Mark Spillman, Panassakorn Sroisom, Mohamed Gary James O’Hara, Amy L. Cooper, Susan R. Brittain, Bahjat R. J. Rafiq Sulaiman, Henrik Svengren, Joseph Swift, Leonidas Dimitrios Muhyedeen, John Robert Griffiths, Matthew Robert Gravett, Syntrivanis, Emma Talbot, Elvira Tarasova, Daniel Telford, Rachael Drew Sebastian Royal. Tennant, Bradley Ewan Thomas, Simon Thomas, Natalie Thompson, Lucy Thonger, Wayne Thornton, Chris Tinworth, Panayiotis Registered Science Technician Tsaousis, Andrew Robert Michael Tyler, Rosie Upton, Jamilu Usman, Maulikkumar Dineshbhai Vaja, Christian Van Engers, Sebastiaan Van (RSciTech) Nuffel, Sara VieitezCalo, Melissa Teresa Walden, Paul Walker, James Adam Grossman, Jayne Alexandra Ede, Craig Hopper, Claire Walker, Mengqi Wang, Katrina Warrack, Jack Warren, Steven Warwick, Campbell, Kathryn Hope, Adetayo Francis Onikosi, Natasha Page, Thomas Wescott, Thomas Wheatley, Emma Whitby, Colette Whitfield, Susanne Patel, Luke Pettican, Adam Justin Savin. Mareike Wiedmann, Elizabeth Wilcock, Lewis Wilkins, Rose Elizabeth Willoughby, Andrew Stephen Swanson Wilson, Elizabeth Wray, Alex Wright, Wenshu Xu, Allan Young, Victor Zdorichenko, Zhanrong Registered Scientist (RSci) Zhang, Xuechun Joa Zhao, Siying Zhong, Bin Zhou, Caroline Zinser. Thenuka Kiritharan.

Deaths

Dr Russell James Bayly CChem Professor Roger J Griffin Mr Anthony Martin Humphrey Mr John Edward Stuckey FRSC Retired manager, scientific CChem FRSC Professor of MRSC Retired consultant. CChem FRSC Retired lecturer in affairs, Amersham International medicinal chemistry, Newcastle Date of death not supplied polymer chemistry. Died 5 May Plc. Died 1 November 2014, University. Died 24 September Dr Ernest A Knipp MRSC Date 2014, aged 88 aged 90 2014, aged 59 of death not supplied Mr Ramachandran Subramanian Professor David Arthur Mr David Holey MRSC Retired Dr Alan Wallace Nineham MRSC CChem FRSC Retired. Date of Brown CChem FRSC Emeritus product manager, speciality, Retired head of information death not supplied Professor, University College Bayer New Zealand Ltd. Died services, May & Baker Ltd. Date Dr Vincent Roy Switsur Dublin. Died 27 September 2014, 11 September 2014, aged 75 of death not supplied CChem MRSC Retired director, aged 85 Dr Lyn Holt CChem MRSC Mr Narayan Mangesh Rege radio carbon dating research Mr Arthur Clark CChem FRSC Retired, proprietor, Applied CChem MRSC Retired executive laboratory, University of Retired top grade biochemist, Technology. Date of death not director, Soybean Processors Cambridge. Died 5 November Pembrokeshire Health Authority. supplied Association of India. Died 2014, aged 85 Died 3 November 2014, aged 84 Professor Dr Rudolf Reinhold 28 February 2014, aged 74 Mr Paul Anthony Thomson Mr Robin Leslie Thomas Cooper Otto Hoppe MRSC Retired. Dr Hilary Muir Smith CChem CChem MRSC Retired. Died CChem MRSC Retired marketing Died 24 November 2014, MRSC Retired assistant June 2014, aged 73 executive, Euro-DPC Ltd. aged 92 toxicology manager, ICI Plc. Died Died 20 November 2014, Professor Gerald Houghton 7 November 2014, aged 83 To inform us of the death aged 67 CChem FRSC Retired Professor Professor Alistair Matthew of an RSC member please Mr Cyril Cresswell CChem of engineering science, Stephen CChem MRSC Emeritus contact the Membership FRSC Retired self-employed University of North Carolina Professor, University of Cape Department on 01223 432141 consultant. Died 29 November at Charlotte, USA. Died 17 Town. Died 8 November 2014, [email protected] 2014, aged 84 November 2014, aged 88 aged 92

APRIL 2015 RSC NEWS 23 Develop faster, travel further, collaborate more

Open to PhD and Masters students and early career researchers, the Grants fund scientific visits of up to two years to UK or international organisations in order to strengthen research collaborations and networking.

Apply by 26 April at: http://rsc.li/researcher-mobility

Researcher Mobility Grants

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